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Accepting Holy Spirit’s Inspiration

Robert:
What do I value? This is a question to use with every choice, every perception I have in the world. If I value the body or any image in the world, I am valuing separation. But when I value truth, I value the unity of Love. Of myself, I do not know how to recognize true value. But with the vision of Holy Spirit, my true Self, I am helped to overlook the form to see the unity that joins us all in Love’s peaceful, kind embrace.

Today I choose to open my mind to Holy Spirit’s vision to see the Love that is everywhere around me and in me.

Mary:
Today I ask to be inspired by the Holy Spirit. To receive Holy Spirit’s inspiration, I must be willing to accept the gift of peace the Holy Spirit always brings. As I accept peace, I relax and what is not real falls away in my mind.

I am reminded once again that only Love is real, and that I am in communion with all that is real, always. I am shown the Light of Love that every brother truly is and see that we are one. All this comes when I am willing to accept Holy Spirit’s inspiration.

This is my job today — to apply Holy Spirit’s inspiration to every situation that arises during the day. This practice brings me peace and understanding. And I give thanks.

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Forgiveness — the Key to Happiness

Mary:
My lesson for today is to consistently recognize the fact that I am either seeing through the eyes of the ego or seeing through the eyes of the Holy Spirit. One thing that helps me with this practice is to ask myself, “Whose eyes am I looking through right now?” This helps me to move out of ego automatic pilot and step back again and again for the Holy Spirit to show me the Light that is behind all of the images of differences and uniqueness that I see.

This practice brings me happiness. This practice brings me peace and a quiet inner joy. The Holy Spirit is very helpful if I let Him show me the truth behind every situation in this world. This is my job today. It helps me awaken from the dream. And I give thanks.

Robert:
In our reading in A Course in Miracles today I was reminded how essential it is to remember that I do not know what anything means. It prepares the way for forgiveness. If I think I already know what anything in the world means, my mind is closed to the Holy Spirit’s vision. In the Text we are told to question everything. In an early lesson in the Workbook we are told to tell ourselves that we do not know what anything means. This is how we open our minds to a new way of seeing, to receiving a new meaning that comes from outside the box of the ego thought system.

The ego reacts to this with the idea, “So what am I, an idiot?” The short answer is, “Yes.” If an idiot is one who understands nothing, then the way out of a world of nothingness is to recognize that believing in it is being an idiot. This is a valuable step, not something to be afraid of or ashamed of. It is when we are willing to relax our grip on what we think things mean that we can open our minds and welcome a new way of seeing.

Today I am willing to be a happy idiot and remember that I do not know what anything means. And I will welcome a new way of seeing that shows me my innocence along with everyone’s.

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Accepting Contentment and Peace

Robert:
As I let go of insisting that the world appear the way I want it to appear, I become more and more content and happy. I am choosing happiness in place of being right about my judgments and opinions. The more I am willing to recognize that I don’t know what anything means, the more I am open to Holy Spirit’s loving vision.

The practice of stepping back from my opinions and judgments and opening to Holy Spirit’s interpretation of all appearances, situations and circumstances frees me from belief in separation. With the acceptance of Holy Spirit’s interpretation comes the recognition of my true Self, the Self I share with everyone. Since I share one Self with all that is, competition and conflict disappear. What remains is the joyous flow of eternal Love.

Today is another day to practice stepping back and following Holy Spirit’s lead.

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Be gentle with yourself today. Practice accepting Holy Spirit’s peace throughout the day. With peace comes the understanding that the Holy Spirit brings. With peace comes Holy Spirit’s inspiration. Let yourself be inspired by the Holy Spirit by accepting peace today.

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I Want to Remember…

Robert:
If I want to remember the Love of God, I need to let go of all grievances. Love holds no grievances. Grievances (or judgments) make the appearance of separation seem real. They are the principal mechanism of the ego to hold the thought of separation in place. In the ego thought system, grievances and judgments are habitual. I move through life following a trance script that automatically judges and holds the past against the present.

When I pay attention I see how many times a day I make little snap judgments. I might look at one person and decide their nice looking then label someone else as frumpy. I may look at a car and see that its paint is faded and rusty and decide it is not as nice as a shiny new one. Since all these are images in the dream, they are really meaningless. They don’t really matter.

Having an opinion about any image in the world simply stands in the way of letting the Light of Love shine through me on everything. My own opinions interfere with my willingness to see with Holy Spirit’s vision. But I want the peace of God. I want to remember the Love He is and I am. I want to see with the Light of Love. I want to see the Love my brother is and join in that Love. I want to remember that I am Love. I want to remember only Love is real.

So today my practice is to turn over my opinions (aka grievances and judgments) to the Holy Spirit with willingness to receive His vision in their place. This is how I will accept God’s gift of perfect happiness and Love.

Mary:
Today is a day to remember that the Holy Spirit is right there in my mind, willing to bring me the peace of God and an awareness of Love’s presence… Today is a day of practicing keeping my mind open to Holy Spirit’s gentle guidance all through the day. Today I will practice bring receptive to the truth.

As ideas and their accompanying feelings come from the false mind, I will patiently hand them over to my true Self instead of thinking I know anything on my own. Today is a day letting my mind be quiet and opening to the gentle Teacher within. I am willing to receive the blessings this practice brings. And I give thanks.

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The Path to Happiness

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Forgiveness means letting everything that is not the truth disappear from your sight. Your willingness to open to the Light allows the Light of truth to enter your mind. Thinking you already know from your past learning closes the door to the Light. Now is the time to open the door and let the Light of truth in.

The truth is you are the Light of God. As you allow this truth to permeate every dark corner, you begin to see that everyone is the pure Light of God and anything else is simply illusion. Accepting the truth brings you peace. It helps you see that nothing can happen to change God’s one Son. It helps you see that everyone is safe in the Mind of God, no matter what illusions they attach themselves to.

Practice letting yourself accept the truth today. It will bring you peace of mind and joy that does not come and go. This practice of accepting the truth will bring you everything you really want.

Holy Spirit to Robert:
Judgment puts you at odds with everything. When you judge something, you are saying that thing is not the way it should be. You think it should be different. The initial judgment that led to the making of a world of separation was that God’s gift of all of Himself to you was not acceptable. So the world is an outward picturing of an inward condition of nonacceptance. What you see as separate you do not accept as one with you.

The inevitable effect of seeing yourself as separate is loneliness, unhappiness and fear. This need not be. The simple antidote for this is forgiveness. As you are willing to let go of judgment, the way is made for the Light of truth to shine in your holy mind. In the Light of truth, you see your brother as the gift of Love he was created to be. And what you see you experience in yourself. What could bring you greater happiness than to recognize that you are Love?

Be mindful today of when you are judging against anything and offer it to me. Let go of what you think it means and open your heart to the vision the Light of truth will show you. This is the path to happiness.

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I Rest in God

I Rest in God
Mary:
As I went to Spirit this morning, the thought that was given me to remember throughout the day is: I rest in God.

When it seems like there is a lot to do and I find myself getting wrapped up in the hustle-bustle of the world, I’m being asked to remember this simple statement, I rest in God, and accept the feeling of peace that comes with it. My practice today is to repeat this to myself again and again to help me remember Where I really am and Where everyone really is.

What a blessing to remember that everyone in this world rests in God along with me. During this Christmas season, part of my service is to remember that we all rest in God. It brings peace to my mind and, because all minds are connected, it brings peace to every mind.

What a joy to remember that we are all the same united Love that God created us to be. This is the true meaning of Christmas — the remembering of the Christ in everyone. We all rest in God right now and for eternity. And I give thanks.

Robert:
When I remember that I rest in God, I am content. I make no demands of the world, knowing I rest in God. I am patient because I trust in God’s sure protection. Remembering that I rest in God, there is nothing I need to defend. With defenses laid down, I welcome all my brother’s into my heart and remember that together we rest in God. I am content as I rest in God.

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Opening to Love

Holy Spirit to Robert:
There is no one in the world who is not your Friend. You will not recognize this if you see anyone as an individual personality, including yourself. The truth in you is the same Self that is the truth in everyone. It unites you in God’s Creation.

If you are disturbed by anything you perceive in anyone, you are responding to a false image. This is simply an indication that you have forgotten your Identity and believe you are a separate self image. When you believe this, you experience it as true, although it is nothing more than a self-deception. Let it go. It is not worthy of you. The grandeur of your Being, given you by God, is worthy only of your limitless Love. It is this Love that unites you with everyone in your Creator.

Do not interpret any behavior or appearance in the world without My guidance. Of yourself, you have no meaningful basis on which to interpret. I never loose sight of What you are in truth and My interpretations are always based on this truth. When you let Me guide all your interpretations, you will recognize your Friend in everyone. You will recognize the Love they are and you will recognize their calls for Love and answer their requests with Love.

Practice this with Me today. It will be a happy day indeed.

Holy Spirit to Mary:
What is your function as a Child of God? Your function, as Love’s extension, is to extend Love as your Creator does. Relax and extend Love. Relax and open to the truth that only changeless Love is real. Identify yourself as the Love you are and see that this same Love is what everyone else is. Nothing has happened to change God’s one Son. This helps you see past the stories of separate bodies to the truth. This is what forgiveness brings. Relax. Open to the Light and you will see only Light.

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